Fokker Dr.I Triplane
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The Fokker Dr.I (Dr. Stands for Dridecker, “dri” the German word for “three.”) is a German made triplane with a wing on the bottom of the fuselage, one at the top, and one wing above the pilot’s head. The three wings enabled the plane to turn and climb quickly. The Dr.I was not the best designed plane, but gained fame through the many experienced aces that flew them. The “Red Baron” Manfred von Richtofen, flew a Fokker Triplane. The top ace of World War I, he shot down 80 enemy aircraft. Richtofen might have killed more, but he was finally defeated in a dogfight by a Canadian. By the end of 1917 the Dr.I was outdated. Probably the German plane that will be in the new movie "Flyboys."
Length: 19 feet (5.77 meters)
Wingspan: 23 feet 7 inches (7.19 meters)
Speed: 122 mph (185 km/h)
Ceiling: 17,500 feet (6,100 meters)
Range: 300 miles
Engines: 1 Oberursel UR11 9-cylinder rotary 110hp
Crew: 1
Armament: 2x 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 machine guns
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